skiNEwhere
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So last night the forecast called for 4-7 inches overnight at the ski area, and my house as well. I was hoping for a pow day today but the weathermen were wrong! I had a dusting at my house, and a-basin had MAYBE an inch, at the very very top. So you couldn't even really call it dust on crust. The sun didn't really come out today, and the high for the day at the bottom was 37, at the top it was never above freezing.
I did read their forecast first, so I decided to hold out until 1 to let the ice get broken down. I'm glad I did because the conditions weren't TOO bad, considering. The bumps on ramrod were great! I guess the sun have peeked out enough and skier traffic was able to break down the ice. Considering these bumps aren't seeded, the had pretty good form.
I did ski in the Zuma bowl as well. It was crusty and made for a challenge, but no complaints!
I then stuck around the Pali lift for the rest of the day. The bumps were ok, not overly icy, but not soft like you'd expect either.
The east wall was closed, I'm not sure if it is closed for the year, or just closed today since it was probably all ice.
I have to say I'm a little surprised. I skied here on May 9th last year, when we had less snow, but today there were more bald spots. Maybe the wind played a factor, not sure
View of the east wall
Zuma bowl with keystone in the background
Above groswold I think
4th alley. In the background you can see a swath of trees that were knocked out by an avalanche a few months ago
I did read their forecast first, so I decided to hold out until 1 to let the ice get broken down. I'm glad I did because the conditions weren't TOO bad, considering. The bumps on ramrod were great! I guess the sun have peeked out enough and skier traffic was able to break down the ice. Considering these bumps aren't seeded, the had pretty good form.
I did ski in the Zuma bowl as well. It was crusty and made for a challenge, but no complaints!
I then stuck around the Pali lift for the rest of the day. The bumps were ok, not overly icy, but not soft like you'd expect either.
The east wall was closed, I'm not sure if it is closed for the year, or just closed today since it was probably all ice.
I have to say I'm a little surprised. I skied here on May 9th last year, when we had less snow, but today there were more bald spots. Maybe the wind played a factor, not sure
View of the east wall
Zuma bowl with keystone in the background
Above groswold I think
4th alley. In the background you can see a swath of trees that were knocked out by an avalanche a few months ago
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